The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-07-06
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caution, conservatism and honesty
Ithas afforded the people the pleasant
consciousness of stable prosperity.
Its policy is not pine wood with a
thin but heavily vanished veneer,
but good, solid oak all through
The people have a growing conf
denee in 1t, and the business men OF
the continent, who have great
stake in the government, know that
when they want to put their finger
on it it will be there.
On the other hand, it is become
ing more evident every day that
the republican leaders who are at
the front are sectional in their
prejudices, and have not yet con-
ceived of a whole or united
country The party itself is made
ofsthe same stern stuff as of old.
but the men at the fore are the
Peeksniffs of American politics,
whose business is to swap agreat
moral ideas for public. prcfcrment.
8Ir. Blaine is "fuller of yirtuous
preeept than a copyboolS;n SEN
ator Sherman has noble counte-
nance, which wears a smiIe in
Nashville, Tenn, and a furious
scowl in Springfield, Ill, and Gen
eraI FairchiId does the CONFUSION
act, with all the proper contortions
of agony, when the South is men
toned, and rushes wildly about dis
tributing his large stock of palsies.
These candidates wish it distinctly
understood, as did Mr. Slyme in
t'NIartin Chuzzlcwit,' that they
have Internally fine touched cords
In their natures they sigh
for the perquisites of Office all the
same.
If any one of these aspirants
should attain his personal ambition,
this country would have a very
exEiliarating if not very prosper
Gus career during the next four
years. With the brilliant genius
of Mr.. Blaine at the head of nation
al affairs it would be as easy to get
into foreign complications as to roll
off log When you have a set of
July fireworks in the White House,
elected because they are fireworks,
You must expect them to reach out
for Iucifer match and set them
selves off when the opportunity
offers.
Well, a foreign war is not exactly
what we want just now. We can
fight like tigers when we must, but
we are the best natured family of
tigers in the world if we are let
alone. Mr.. Blaine might, however,
stir us up with a long diplomatic
pole, on the ground that we can
whip all creation and it is our pat
riotic duty to show that we cam
He could deal with foreign affairs
with a chip OH his shoulder, and
politely ask England if she wouldn't
like to knock it off.
The effect of such a policy. ON the
business of the country would not
be exactly sedative, so to speak
On the contrary, it would knock
our commercial interests into smith
Greens. You see, we are nation
of hard workers with our bread
and butter to earn. To tell the
plain truth, the American people
are after the pennies. Our preach
ers tell us that filthy lucre is the
root of all evil, or words to that
effect; but nevertheless we are in
dustriously digging to get that root
out of the ground. And when we
succeed, we notice that the preach
ers are not averse to accepting a bit
of this @root'' and going to Europe
for "A few months to cure suddenly
acquired bronchitis. Yes, we are a
money loving nation. We want all
the comforts and luxuries of life and
propose to have them. But we are
neither mean nor sordid. On the
contrary, we know how to use mon
ey gracefully and generously.
Tie President, therefore, who
rules the country with an even hand
and keeps it prosperous is our man.
There is California, for example.
roosting on the Pacific limb of our
genealogical tree. She is happy
because she is making money. She
has a Governor who has managed
to pay large State deficit without
borrowing. OF course he is popu-
lar. The Republican business men
vote for him because he stops teal
ing and lowers taxes. They like
Cleveland for the same reasons
They see that he has no fireworks
inside of him which may go off at